Task #2 for Jonathan
Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs. The passage is attributed to an unknown typesetter in the 15th century who is thought to have scrambled parts of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum for use in a type specimen book. It usually begins with:
“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.”
Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs. The passage is attributed to an unknown typesetter in the 15th century
who is thought to have scrambled parts of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum for use in a type specimen book. It usually begins with:
Lorem
Ipsum
the lorem
ipsum
the
lorem
- The placeholder text, beginning with the line “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
- Richard McClintock, a Latin scholar from Hampden-Sydney College, is credited
- In particular, the garbled words of lorem ipsum bear an unmistakable resemblance to sections
- Latin word. Consulting a Latin dictionary led McClintock to a passage from De
- A 1914 English translation by Harris Rackham reads:
- McClintock's eye for detail certainly helped narrow the whereabouts of lorem ipsum's origin
- Consulting a Latin dictionary led McClintock to passage from De Finibus Bonorum Malorum
